Extinction involves
a) completely erasing any conscious memory of a specific phobia.
b) a system like an eraser.
c) learning new associations to stimuli that inhibit activation of the fear response.
d) flooding of memories.
Question 2The lifetime prevalence rate of panic disorder is 3.5. This statement indicates that
a) there will be 3.5 of new cases of panic disorder in the population over the next year.
b) there is a 3.5 chance of developing panic disorder following the interview until death.
c) of individuals interviewed, 3.5 had experienced panic disorder at some point in their life.
d) the proportion of chronic panic sufferers is 3.5.
Question 3Which of the following topics would be of greatest interest to a health psychologist?
a) improving physicians' bedside manner
b) developing test reports that reassure patients
c) helping a person prevent cancer by not smoking
d) reinforcing a diabetic patient for taking her insulin
Question 4You are assigned to write a term paper on the topic of the community-cultural perspective. The goal of the assignment is for you to delineate how this approach differs from other ways of viewing maladaptive behavior.
Which of the following would make for a good title for your term paper?
a) Failure of social support, not diseases
b) Combining psychodynamic and social approaches
c) How genetic factors are manifested in social environments
d) Conscious not unconscious, dreams not daydreams as key sources
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